The participants of many industry hacker marathons just want to make some bonuses quickly, and then continue to participate in the next game -Dominica Guo called them “bounty hunters”.
But Easya, he and his brother Phil founded a developer startup four years ago, are looking for different types of competitors-those who want to build a significant impact on Web3. This method has been proven to be effective. Companies from the Easya application community and the monthly on -site hacker marathon have raised funds with a total valuation of more than $ 3 billion from A16z Crypto and CMT DIGITAL. Easya’s mobile applications can help developers easily start building their own web3 projects, and have more than 1 million users worldwide.
On the first Easya Consensus hacker in Austin last May, more than 700 participants launched 100 different encryption projects. Kwoks is expected to have similar numbers in the activities held by Consensus Hong Kong and Consensus Toronto ( If you want to apply for participating in Easya Hackathon) Hong Kong consensus in 2025, please go to hereTo.
Here, they discussed why they adopted a unique way to hackers. They expect that Hong Kong consensus will be different from the hacker marathon in other parts of the world, and how Donald Trump’s election will affect the projects that cryptocurrency developers are concerned about type.
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For clear, this interview has been streamlined and minor.
How did Easya start?
Dominic: So we initially launched Easya about four years ago as a place where anyone understands the best blockchain in the world. Anyone can use Easya applications on iOS and Android to learn about top layers, such as Solana, Polkadot, Stellar, and Ripple’s XRP Ledger. People can not only learn how to develop, but also how to start their own projects. We also personally organized many large hacker marathon around the world, and hundreds of people participated in and launched the project on our blockchain partners. Our goal is to allow these people to not only establish startups, but also create and build start -ups, and continue to obtain funding from ecosystems and venture capital.
Compared with other companies holding a hacker marathon, what is the difference between you holding a hacker marathon?
Dominic: There are two things. First of all, Easya is very concerned about the founders who want to start their own company, not the “bounty hunter” of the hacker marathon. We really want to ensure that our participants really persist and build their projects, because this is where we really build the future of Web3. The second thing is that most of our hackers are single -chain, so participants focus on a technology, and they actually start the technology instead of focusing on 50 different chains. We hope to let people come into contact with the best ecosystem that provides developers with the most support.
What do you think is the difference between Hong Kong’s Consensus hacker marathon with the hacker marathon you held in other parts of the world?
Dominic: The scale will be very large. We already have a record number of people applying for the arena. Obviously, we will have people from Hong Kong, but there are also people from India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and China. We also see a large number of Westerners want to come. For many of them, this will be the first time they have really been to Asia.
Do you think the type of project type pursued by Asian developers is different from the types of projects in other parts of the world?
Phil: There is a geographical factor and a theme factor. One important theme we have seen in the past few weeks is AI X Web3, and many developers are excited about this cross. We also see that protocols like virtuals really started and became very successful, so I think we will see many such protocols. From a geographical point of view, there are obviously many different currencies in Asia. We see that the developers there actually better understand these cross -border cases. If you are an American developer, you may not see a lot of these friction points. Therefore, I think we will see more cross -border payment solutions began to enrich.
Do you think Donald Trump’s presidential term will affect the type of project you see on the hacker marathon?
Phil: Obviously, DEFI has always been one of the most suitable areas of the cryptocurrency product market -it can be said that it is one of the few really suitable areas. But frankly, since many developers in the United States are very scared, many people have not developed or launched in the United States, so you often continue to use decentralized applications. Can’t use this “so this is a very obvious field, and we will start seeing changes. If you are from the United States, another area that cannot be involved is airdrop. Therefore, if you are an end user, you cannot really access a lot of cryptocurrencies. If you want to target this crowd (of course, they are the richest people in the world), you can’t do it. So I think DEFI will really break out, especially in the United States.
The two of you are also a spokesman for Consensus Hong Kong. What do you talk about?
Dominic: Our keynote speech will discuss why the web3 ecosystem is difficult to attract developers now. We will provide some skills about how they are easier and larger to attract developers. At present, Web3 is competing for the same developers, and the growth of Web3 developers is almost stagnant. Obviously, in Easya, our entire mission is actually allowing more developers to enter this field. First of all, make things simple. But we have also carried out several major technical upgrades, which will enable developers to build more easily on the chain. We will reveal these content on the stage.
